Queen vs Rook: The 3rd Rank Defense
How does an engine defend with a rook against a queen? It will typically try to keep the rook defending on the third rank....
How does an engine defend with a rook against a queen? It will typically try to keep the rook defending on the third rank....
If you've learned how to win with the Philidor Position, it's time to learn how to break down your opponent's more resilient...
Queen against rook is one of the most complicated endgames in chess. GM Josh Friedel is here to show you the key position...
GM Josh Friedel makes it look easy today! Breaking down black's toughest defense (the "3rd Rank Defense") with style! The...
GM Josh Friedel continues with his June Featured video series by covering the "next step" towards mastering the Queen v...
Grandmaster Josh Friedel makes his return as a Chess.com Video Author this month with a "mini-series" on one of the most...
Magnus Carlsen made it to #1 in the world... without ever having a game of his featured in a chess.com video lesson! Part...
GM Friedel takes an example from his own recent tournament practice to illustrate the role of the initiative when in a bad...
GM Friedel analyzes what could be a very difficult endgame. But with the application of the principle of zugzwang, he is...
GM Friedel talks about how Grandmasters approach decisions about sacrificing pawns. He analyzes a game of his against Gata...
GM Friedel continues in the vein of "How *not* to Play in your Opponent's Time Trouble" 1 and 2, offering good...
GM Friedel became an expert in R+B v. R through repeatedly being asked to explain it by friends. Not only will you learn...
R+B v R is, in practice, more often than not won by the side with the bishop, despite being a theoretical draw. However,...
GM Friedel analyzes the decisive phase of the last round win that brought him a 5-0 first place finish in the 2009 Toronto...
GM Friedel analyzes a very exciting phase of his recent game with India's GM Gopal, with a view to giving the viewer a lot...